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can anyone give me an idea of a good price for a upvc sliding patio door? chappy is coming to give me a quote tomorrow.
size is approx 5 1/2 foot wide by 6 1/2 foot high.
i would like white inside and woodgrain outside if possible.

also, the biggest consideration for me is how good is the door at keeping the heat in. what questions should i be asking about the glazing? does different glazing come with different u? rating? and what is a good rating?

Anything between £800 - £1000 inc VAT fitted is a good price, anything below £800 needs questioning with regards to quality. The glazing should be minimum 20mm cavity creating a 28mm sealed unit with a U-value of no more than 1.8
Argon gas filled units give a better U-value so try and haggle to include for this in the price but only after they have given the price.
Also get at least 3 quotes.

My french doors were £1100 but also included windows above. I don't think it would have made any difference if I had gone for patio doors - they still have to make the doors to fit the opening. The price also depends on how much work is needed in the fitting - ie, how much brickwork needs removing, etc.

I think in my case it has improved the insulation, as the doors replaced an original window - but they have improved my quality of life immeasurably!

can anyone give me an idea of a good price for a upvc sliding patio door? chappy is coming to give me a quote tomorrow.
size is approx 5 1/2 foot wide by 6 1/2 foot high.
i would like white inside and woodgrain outside if possible.

also, the biggest consideration for me is how good is the door at keeping the heat in. what questions should i be asking about the glazing? does different glazing come with different u? rating? and what is a good rating?

french doors are starting to sound very appealing, work involved should be minimal if made to fit the existing brickwork around the alluminium framed existing sliding door which measures at what looks like a standard 1800 by 2100mm.

another question about window fitting, what are all your experiances of the amount of mess made to decor/amount of repair/touch up required after having wondow fitters in? i now theres allways going to be some touch up required, just trying to gauge a standard.

We had our sliding patio door replaced with French doors a year ago and have been very pleased with the result. There was no mess or damage to the decor, we went for the white inside/woodgrain outside finish, and the cost was £920 for a 1760mm wide opening from a local company who were recommended to us.

I changed my aluminium framed patio door to upvc french doors/windows last year and have to say that even though Ihave had a few teething probs they do look a heck of a lot nicer, I have gone for the same as someone else on here white inside and brown outside. There wasn't really any disruption to the decor, it was more a case of needing a good hoovering after the work was done. I'm hoping to move this year so I'm looking forward to seeing how much I've increased the house price by (I changed all the windows and doors at the same time).

We are currently in the process of buying a property partly renovated 1700 house with new extention which doubles the size of the property. There are already french doors in the old part of the house but we have been told that originally they were going to put french doors in the new part out of the dining room.

This means that there is a wide lintel where there is now just a window. We have asked the renovator for a quote for him to put in the new french doors and he has said 2k. He has also offered to do the work between exhange and completion, as we are buying the property without kitchens, bathrooms and flooring, then it would mean we could get straight on with these when we complete.

I feel that I would like to get him to do the work, but just want to check that it is a reasonable amount and he is not ripping us off!

The walls are stone and as I said the lintel is already in place. Any thoughts?

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